Hans Hinterreiter

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Hans Hinterreiter (born January 28, 1902 in Winterthur , † September 15, 1989 in Santa Eulària des Riu , Ibiza) was a Swiss painter and art theorist .

Hinterreiter studied mathematics and architecture . As a painter, he belonged to the Zurich School of Concrete and created geometric compositions based on mathematical illustrations. In 1942 and 1947 he exhibited with the Allianz artist group .

He wrote works on art theory such as Geometrical Beauty (1958) and The Art of Pure Form (1978). A foundation in Vaduz bears his name.

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